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NHL Rookie Assists Leaders
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Quinn Hughes (VAN) leads NHL rookies with 45 assists in 2019-20, ahead of 
Cale Makar (COL) (38).
Leaders: Assists: rookies, 2019-20
- 1stQuinn HughesVAN · 68 GP45Share
- 2ndCale MakarCOL · 57 GP38Share
3rdAdam FoxNYR · 70 GP34Share
4thNick SuzukiMTL · 71 GP28Share
5thVictor OlofssonBUF · 54 GP22Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Assists: rookies measures
This board ranks NHL rookies (the NHL's own rookie list) by total assists, all situations, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total assists, all situations, this season.
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.
The rookie race is the Calder Trophy race in numbers. Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. In 2019-20, 123 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Quinn Hughes leads at 45.
Assists: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 45 | 68 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 38 | 57 | 99 | 100% |
| 3 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 34 | 70 | 98 | 99% |
| 4 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 28 | 71 | 98 | 100% |
| 5 | Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 22 | 54 | 97 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 6 |  Martin NecasFCAR | CAR | 20 | 64 | 95 | 100% |
| 7 |  John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 20 | 56 | 95 | 21%▲5 |
| 8 |  Blake LizotteFLAK | LAK | 17 | 65 | 94 | 0.2% |
| 9 |  Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 16 | 71 | 92 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Dominik KubalikFCHI | CHI | 16 | 68 | 92 | — |
| 11 |  Sam SteelFANA | ANA | 16 | 65 | 92 | 5.7% |
| 12 |  Alex NylanderFCHI | CHI | 16 | 65 | 92 | — |
| 13 |  Kirby DachFCHI | CHI | 15 | 64 | 90 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Ilya MikheyevFTOR | TOR | 15 | 39 | 90 | 6.7%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Matt RoyDLAK | LAK | 14 | 70 | 88 | 8.1% |
| 16 |  Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 14 | 61 | 88 | 99% |
| 17 |  Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ | CBJ | 13 | 69 | 86 | 62%▲4 |
| 18 |  Kaapo KakkoFNYR | NYR | 13 | 66 | 86 | 25%▲0.7 |
| 19 |  Ryan LindgrenDNYR | NYR | 13 | 60 | 86 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Joel FarabeeFPHI | PHI | 13 | 52 | 86 | 13%▲1.6 |
| 21 |  Philippe MyersDPHI | PHI | 12 | 50 | 84 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Emil BemstromFCBJ | CBJ | 10 | 56 | 82 | — |
| 23 |  Dillon DubeFCGY | CGY | 10 | 45 | 82 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Nikolai ProkhorkinFLAK | LAK | 10 | 43 | 82 | — |
| 25 |  Nicolas HagueDVGK | VGK | 10 | 38 | 82 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists: rookies in 2019-20?
Quinn Hughes leads with 45. The median of the 123 qualified rookies is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists: rookies in 2019-20?
Quinn Hughes leads NHL defensemen with 45; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 28.
How is Assists: rookies calculated?
Total assists, all situations, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists: rookies?
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.